Arizona silver belt., 1887-01-22
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/ sliger lll 1870, WGdia he o. inter
est we have obtained from W A
1 Holmes, the information given in
the following resume
/ The Ola Globe copper mine, which
has become famous for its large do.
posts BIZ rich orc and its continued
1 production during the recent aepres.
sion OF Gle copper market, was located
\ in 1873 by Charles Mason, b. W. Re,
gan, VIM. Long David and Robert
| Anderson. b. w. Regan subsequently
bought out the other original owners
and after his death, In 1873 or 10, the
mine was sold BY the Regain estate for
$4,000 20 the Old Dominion Ccm.
/ pany.
The relfair mine was discovered in
1876 BY VIM. Monson A nugget Of
pure silver weighing 3l6 pounds, was
1 found on the surface Of this claim.
Monson the original locator died d
a pauper, in Globe, very soon after
his discovery. The mine is now owned
| BY parties residing in Oakland, Cali
I fornia,
/ The Champion was located in 1875,
| BY Frank Clymer and G. ID. Dodge
and sold for $4,000, the following
year, The looators are both SINCE
dead,
The stonewall jackson, No Q, Nc.
Millen District, which has been a
large producer ard i to-day one 81
the best silver mines 10 the county,
was located III 1876 by cbas Mcslil.
len and Dory Harris, who sold ii for
$4,000. Mcaillen has been dead
several years and Harris is broke, hay-
ing lost bis money in mining stocks IN
San Francisco,
The kntleT, Mcbfillen District, dis
covered, in 1876, 81 u y. Benner and
Thos. Boyd, ives sold By them, in
1878, for $4,000, Both vendors, il il
sand, have lost their money.
The Washington claims, McMilen
District, was recorded in 1876, BY
James Akins and sold, IN 1878, for
$4,000. The whereabouts Of skins
il not known.
The sherman, located in 1876, By
WIN Burns and Henry Wagner, was
sold i'll 1879, tor $4,000, A dispute
arose over the location fthis clam
which resulted In tragedy, III the
9th ally of February, 1876. Richard
Jones who laid claim to the discovery
was shot and Instantly killed 81
Buras. Tie latter elded Eis life al
stockton, Cal, BY cutting lis throat
with i penknife, Jones Is buried IN
The ground where be was killed.
WagSlnerg Whereabouts Ii unknown
The Imperial was discovered in
1876, BY Griain and Webb, and sold,
in 1878, for $1,000 w. z, Gniin is
i'll Prescott and reported strapped.
Webl, lives in Oakland, CAL is mar
ried and pFoAPerine
The Mack Morris NINE is named af.
ter its locator who sold the property,
ID 1878, for $4,000 to Eastern par
Tres. This mine has produced more
silver. than any other claim in the
county, upwards Of 100000. AT
though now idle There Is j prospect Of
work beng resumed Upon tie mine 1t
an earls day Mack Norris died sew
eral years ago, Al Tucson, from tie
effects Of an overdose Of ehlorofornt,
administered By physicians.
The RichInond was discovered III
1876, by .. IL Alyany and Rupert
hickey, who sold il three years after
wards for 5000 o. 10000. Both To-
Gators are now ia New Mexico, broke
The Silver Nugget, located IN 1876,
r,6y Clip Chilson, was sold by him, In
1878, Tor $4,000. Clip IS said TO have
parted with bis wealth
The Mexican, was discovered, in
1878. By i man named Mendosa, a ma.
tiye of Mexico, and was sold, snbse-
queirtly, fol- $4,000. Mendoza II
dead,
The Golden Eagle was located by
Ed LidoIph ard Dempsey, in 1871.
They sold It for S20, ode, shortly after
wards The mine has been a good
producer Of gold Iidolpb Is sian a
resident Of Globe. Dempsey is some
where ID the Territory
The Silver Era WIS discovered, IN
1871 ny i. M Watson, Who sold It III
1872, for $4,000. Che vendor is said
to be ii Arizona still and, like many
other pfospectors upon whom fortune
| smiled, Is again broke
THE Centennial was sold, in 1879 OF
so, for s75 600, by Il. ] Wilson and
john Fl Gibbons both Of whom, we
are told, ere down h bedrock once
more
l'he South Pioneer which has been
the largest silver producer ii Pioneer
district, was sold ID 1851, hy Thos. j.
Newlaua foF $4,000 Mr.. Newland
SILT follows the business al nfpfnu